Improvement in hay and cotton presses



Z Sheets Sheet l. W. A. WRIGHT.

Hay and Cotton-Press.

No. 159,736. I Pat-entedFeb.9,l875

WITNESSES lNVENTOR Attorneys 2Shee tS--Shet2. W. A. WRIGHT. I Hay andCotton-Press. N0. 159,736. Patented Feb.9,1875.

WITNESSES THE GRAPHIC CO. PHOTOLI'THJ98 4| PAHK PLACE, Y.

WVILLIAM A. WRIGHT, OF GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY AND COTTCN PRESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,736, dated February9, 1875; application filed December 10, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. WRIGHT, of Griffin, in the county ofSpanlding and in the State of Georgia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cotton and Hay Presses; and do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompan yin g drawings, and to the lettersof reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a screwpress which can be used for packing either up or down, as willbe hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my press, showing the same in positionfor pressing downward. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the samethrough the line 00 ac, Fig. 1, showing it in position for pressingupward. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the sectional follower.

A represents the frame, in which the balebox B is placed and secured inany suitable and convenient manner. The sides of the balebox B are eachmade in two sections hinged together so that either section may beopened independent of the other, thereby facilitating the filling of thebox as well as the taking out of the bale when pressed. The frame Ashould be made strong and substantial to withstand all the strain andpressure to which it will be subjected. Across the top of theframe is abeam, 0, through which is passed the flanged nut a, said nut being onits upper end provided with the flanged driver b, to which the lever Dis secured for revolving the nut.

Through the nut a is passed the screw E, for operating the follower ofthe press. The follower is made in two parts, Gr and H, the part Gconsisting of a solid block swiveled to the end of the screw E, and thepart H provided with side flanges e e, to fit over the block G. Thebottom of the part H is provided with transverse grooves for the ropesor bands of the bale to fit in while being pressed, as is usual in suchpresses.

The press-frame A is hung upon trunnions h it in the upper ends ofinclined beams I I, which are suitably secured to a base, J.

By thus hanging the press upon trunnions, or their equivalents, it maybe reversed so as to pack either up or down, which adapts it touniversal use in gin-houses, and also adapts it to hand or horse powerand water or steam power without change of construction.

The sectional follower facilitates the clearing of the packingbox toadmit the cotton when the screw packs down.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A reversible screw-press hung upon trunnions and capable of pressingeither up or down, substantially as and for the purposes herein setforth.

2. The combination of the swinging frame A, bale-box B having its sidesmade in two sections hinged together, screw E, sectional follower G H,trunnions h h, braces I I, and bed J, all constructed substantially asand for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this15th day of July, 1874.

WILLIAM A. WRIGHT. Witnesses:

H. A. HALL,

J. M. WILLIAMS.

